Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a template website and a custom website? Unless you’re a website designer or developer you probably don’t know! Let’s take a look at the difference.
A template website is a website created from a pre-built template as the base for the website. Using a template means that a website can be built quicker and with less resources as the template provides a foundation for the website.
The downfall to using a template is that templates can have limitations especially when it comes to more complex features. A developer needs to work within the templates limitations to create the website.
This also means that some templates aren’t responsive to different devices. Or if they are, they aren’t always as smooth as a custom-built website.
Another downfall of using a template is you run the risk of your website looking similar to someone else’s. As templates are often purchased by multiple users, it becomes harder to make your website stand out to consumers.
A custom website is a website built from scratch where the developer will lay the foundations themselves with custom coding. This means that the website build is not restricted by a template but does require a lot more work and resources to get the site up and running.
Custom-built websites are high quality, smoother websites and are great for higher-end or complex projects as they don’t have the limitations that templates have.
Creating a custom-built website also gives you the opportunity to have a completely unique website design which can help you stand out from the crowd in the online space.
If you’re Melbourne based business and looking to build a quality custom website be sure to contact us at Digital Developments.